Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-08

ten lots, numbered from eleven to four
teen, seventeen to twenty and twenty
seven and twenty-ei2ht in north Yank-
tor. Ttis property lies between Broad
way and Douglas avenue and convenient
to Che coming street car line.
The Alpine choir and Tyfoiese concert
company arrived on the forenoon train
from Sioux City, where they appeared
last night to a crowded house. There
are ten members of the company. They
give q concert at the Congregational
church this evening under the auspices
of the lecture committee.
The postmaster at Bon Homme in
forms Us that the body of the doctor
who was drowned at Running Water
last year WAS found last Friday by an
Indian just above Bon Homme island,
where it had been washed up by the
food. The deceased had friends of
Niobrara who took the remains in charge.
A prominent Dakotaian, a man who
has long resided in this section. remark
ed last night that in his opinion this
COUNTRY would be affected by a repeti-
ton of last summers drouth. he draws
his conclusions from the fact that much
snow fell during the winter just gone
by aud from b feet that no rain has
fallen SO far thus spring.
Yankton's lecture aetkrse, nSw draw.
ing to a close, will bring in a round
Thousand dollarsfrom the sale of tickets
Eight hundred dollars will cover the ex'
penRe, SO the college will be q couple Of
hundred ahead. Sioux City cleaned up
only five hundred dollars from its course
and this makes the Ysnkton committee
feel we'll satisfied with the results of its
venture.
Between Meckling and Vermillion the
road bed OF the Milwaukee was left in
tender condition by the food and trains
are compelled to move very slowly ovel
that portion of the route. The grade
will kave to be raised oyer the Missouri
bottom apd something more substan
tial Than a gumbo road bed made. Gum
bo and water possess a decided affinity
for each other.
In the city are a number OF Lower
Brule Indians and to these aborlgine
some miscreant yesterday sold whisk,
which made them feel hllariou
and somewhat war like
Before they could do mucl
harm the officers corralled them at thei
hotels and the United States marshal
entire forcs OF deputies sought in vail
all the afternoon for the man who sol
them the JUICE. Il will go hard with tn
offender if he is caught. (.
@. A. Bliss, president of the south d.
kota agricultural association, has bee
in the city a few days as q grand iaroI
While here he interested many of on
people in the coming south Dakota fal
to be held at Mitchell, aud expressed a
earnest desire to have Yankton count
represented ct Mitchell. 40 the distanc
is short and unlimited railroad f~acilitit
will be given, ms productive section
. Dakota should advertise itself at the te
~ritorlal fair.
( Peter SteHin t~estiies that he convei
i sed with q Turner county man th
morning who told him the Duluth
j Denver s%urveyors were within ten milf
of Hurley, coming this way, This
| hardly probable unless the Duluth
8 Denver has q second surveying squad
+ the ield, as the original squad is at woI
i between Palisades end Sioux Falls.
is possible that the surveyors seen b
long to the Northwestern company,
Q that company is endeavoring to head G
the Duluth.
@. R. Swigert. Of Cincinnati, who
h in the city buying real estate was t
i. the first man TO start q newspaper
Sioux City. He published number o
j. volume one OF the Sioux City Eagle
July, 1857, and afterwards sold 7
establishment ont to F. M. Zieba'